Contract Farming Resource Centre

Contract farming for better farmer-enterprise partnerships: ADB’s experience in the People’s Republic of China

Organization Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Year 2015

This report looks into the many challenges faced by stakeholders in agricultural value chains in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and how these stakeholders are meeting these challenges head-on through the establishment of farmerenterprise partnerships. The document presents case studies and takes an indepth look into several enterprises in the PRC, highlighting experiences that can be used as guidelines for future farmer-enterprise partnerships. While the study was conducted in the context of the PRC, other developing economies could also benefit through a proper customization of the experiences and lessons learned.